Every month at Good Good Good, we plan upcoming good news content for our Instagram, Goodnewsletter, Goodnewspaper, podcast, website, and more. Our work is always centered on hopeful stories about people making a difference in the world — and action steps on how each of us can join in with that good work.
With so many holidays, awareness days, education weeks, and activism months happening all year long, we’ve been slowly collecting all of these events in a private internal calendar for years.
We made our Monthly Cause Awareness Calendar publicly available earlier this year. We’ve also published a comprehensive Book & Literature Holidays Calendar to celebrate.
And now we’re publishing our guide to library celebrations and holidays.
Our hope is this resource will help you or your library highlight relevant holidays — not just around the big holidays — but all year long, with niche celebrations.
Where applicable, we've included resources around highlighted holidays — usually in the form of good news around particular topics, relevant quotes or recommendations, or action steps on how to make a difference. We encourage you to share them if you find them helpful.
We’ve worked hard to make this the most comprehensive collection of library-related days and months on the internet. Always double-check dates, as organizers may occasionally change dates.
Bookmark this page and revisit it as often as you need. We’ll continue to update it and add to it over time.
Library Celebrations, Themes, and Holidays by Month
January
Days
New Year’s Day - January 1
Read and share this guide to “Word of the Year” ideas
Copyright Law Day - January 1
National Science Fiction Day - January 2
National Trivia Day - January 4
World Braille Day - January 4
Religious Freedom Day - January 16
Thesaurus Day - January 18
Family Literacy Day (Canada) - January 27
International Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 3rd Monday of January
Read and share the best MLK quotes and explore this guide on how to celebrate MLK Day
Library Shelfie Day - 4th Wednesday of January
Weeks
Universal Letter Writing Week - Week-long event that starts on the 2nd Sunday of January
American Library Association (ALA) LibLearnX Conference - Dates vary each year
Months
American Library Association Youth Media Awards
Financial Wellness Month
National Braille Literacy Month
National Hobby Month
Read and share this list of hobby ideas
National Mentoring Month
February
Days
Read in the Bathtub Day - February 9
Valentine’s Day - February 14
Library Lovers Day - February 14
International Book Giving Day - February 14
Tell a Fairy Tale Day - February 26
World Read Aloud Day - 1st Wednesday of February
Take Your Child to the Library Day - 1st Saturday of February
Digital Learning Day - Last Thursday of February
Safer Internet Day - Date varies each year
Weeks
Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week - 1st week of February
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week - 2nd week of February
Freedom to Read Week (Canada) - Week-long event in February
Months
Black History Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Black History Month
Low Vision Awareness Month
National Library Lovers Month
March
Days
Read Across America Day - March 2
National Grammar Day - March 4
World Book Day (U.K. and Ireland) - March 4
Pi Day - March 14
National Write Your Story Day - March 14
National Freedom of Information Day - March 16
World Poetry Day - March 21
National Tolkien Reading Day - March 25
Pencil Day - March 30
International Transgender Day of Visibility - March 31
Weeks
Teen Tech Week - 1st full week of March
Return Borrowed Books Week - 1st full week of March
Read an Ebook Week - 1st full week of March
Read and share this guide on the best e-readers (that aren’t Kindles) — and this review of the best Kobo e-readers
American Library Association (ALA) Core Interest Group Week - 1st full week of March
Public Library Association’s Leadership Academy - Dates vary in March
Public Library Association’s National Conference - Dates vary in March or April
Months
Association of College and Research Libraries Conference - Dates vary in March or April
American Red Cross Month
Music in our Schools Month
National Nutrition Month
Read Across America Month
Women’s History Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Women’s History Month
Youth Art Months
April
Days
Reading is Funny Day - April 1
International Children’s Book Day - April 2
National School Librarian Day - April 4
National Read a Roadmap Day - April 5
Encourage a Young Writer Day - April 10
National Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Day - April 12
National Scrabble Day - April 13
Rubber Eraser Day - April 15
World Art Day - April 15
National Librarian Day - April 16
Read and share this guide on why libraries are important
National Haiku Poetry Day - April 17
National Columnists’ Day - April 18
Poetry and the Creative Mind Day - April 19
International Cli-Fi Day - April 20
Read and share this guide to the best climate change-related fiction books
Take Action for Libraries Day - April 23
English Language Day - April 23
National Talk Like Shakespeare Day - April 23
World Book and Copyright Day - April 23
World Book Day - April 23
National Poem in Your Pocket Day - April 25
National Tell a Story Day - April 27
National Great Poetry Reading Day - April 28
Great Poetry Reading Day - April 28
El día de los Niños / El día de los Libros - April 30
Celebrate Teen Literature Day - 2nd Thursday of March
Independent Bookstore Day - Last Saturday of April
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day
Poem in Your Pocket Day - Date varies each year
Earth Day - April 22
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Earth Day — and read these Earth Day quotes
National Library Workers Day - Tuesday of National Library Week
National Bookmobile Day - Wednesday of National Library Week
Celebrate Teen Literature Day - Thursday of National Library Week
Global Youth Service Day - 2-day event; Date varies each year
Weeks
National Library Week - 2nd week of April
If you’re wondering ‘why are libraries are important?’ — look no further than this guide
National Volunteer Week - 3rd week of April
Preservation Week - Last week of April
Money Smart Week - Week-long event in April
Public Library Association’s National Conference - Dates vary in March or April
Association of College and Research Libraries Conference - Dates vary in March or April
Months
Arab American Heritage Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month
Diversity Month
Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Deaf History Month
National Poetry Month
National Stress Awareness Month
School Library Month
May
Days
National Cartoonists Day - May 5
National Limerick Day - May 12
National Speak in Sentences Day - May 31
Free Comic Book Day - 1st Saturday of May
National Bike to Work Day - 3rd Friday of May
Memorial Day - Last Monday of May
National Library Legislative Day - 2-day event, date varies in May
Weeks
Children’s Book Week - 1st full week of May
Choose Privacy Week - 1st full week of May
Deaf Awareness Week - 1st full week of May
Reading is Fun Week - 2nd week of May
Months
AAPI Heritage Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month
National Get Caught Reading Month
National Mobility Awareness Month
Older Americans Month
Short Story Month
June
Days
National Ball Point Pen Day - June 10
Autistic Pride Day - June 18
Juneteenth - June 19
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Juneteenth
Weeks
Association of College & Research Libraries’ Rare Books and Manuscripts Conference - Dates vary in June
American Library Assocation Annual Conference - Dates vary in June
Months
African-American Music Appreciation Month
Audiobook Appreciation Month
Read and share this guide to the best places to get audiobooks (that aren’t Audible)
Black Music Month
Immigrant Heritage Month
National Oceans Month
Pride Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Pride Month
Rainbow Book Month
July
Days
International Non-Binary People’s Day - July 14
National Paperback Book Day - July 30
Months
Disability Pride Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Disability Pride Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
American Artist Appreciation Month
Read an Almanac Month
August
Days
National Coloring Book Day - August 2
National Book Lovers Day - August 9
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People - August 9
Bad Poetry Day - August 18
Poet’s Day - August 21
We Love Memoirs Day - August 31
Weeks
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ World Library and Information Congress - Dates vary in August
Months
American Artist Appreciation Month
Black Business Month
September
Days
Newspaper Carrier Day - September 4
Subscribe to the Goodnewspaper — a print newspaper filled with good news
Read a Book Day - September 6
International Literacy Day - September 8
National Ampersand Day - September 8
International Dot Day - September 15
Read an E-book Day - September 18
Dear Diary Day - September 22
National Punctuation Day - September 24
National Comic Book Day - September 25
Banned Websites Awareness Day - Wednesday of Banned Books Week
National Poetry Day (U.K. and Ireland) - Date varies in September or October
Weeks
Outside the Lines - 2nd week of September
Banned Books Week - Last week of September
Read and share this guide to how to fight banned books — and celebrate Banned Books Week
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week - Week-long event in September
Months
Be Kind to Writers and Editors Month
Civic Awareness Month
Classical Music Month
Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15 to October 15
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Library Card Sign-up Month
October
Days
Myths and Legends Day - October 11
Dictionary Day - October 16
National Day on Writing - October 20
All Hallow’s Read - October 31
National Coming Out Day - October 11
Indigenous Peoples’ Day - 2nd Monday of October
National Poetry Day (U.K. and Ireland) - Date varies in September or October
Weeks
World Space Week - October 4 to 10
Global Media and Information Literacy Week - October 24 to 31
Mystery Series Week - 1st full week of October
National Newspaper Week - 2nd week of October
Subscribe to the Goodnewspaper — a print newspaper filled with good news
Teen Read Week - 3rd week of October
National Friends of Libraries Week - 3rd week of October
International Open Access Week - Last full week of October
Library Information Technology Association National Forum - Dates vary in October or November
Months
American Archives Month
Children’s Magazine Month
Church Library Month
Family History Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15 to October 15
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Information Literacy Awareness Month
LGBTQ+ History Month
Medical Librarian Month
National Arts & Humanities Month
National Book Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate National Book Month
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
National Cookbook Month
National Reading Group Month
TeenTober
November
Days
National Authors Day - November 1
National Family Literacy Day - November 1
National Non-Fiction Day - November 6
National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day - November 12
I Love To Write Day - November 15
High-Five a Librarian Day - November 18
Transgender Day of Remembrance - November 20
Book Lovers Day - 1st Saturday of November
Young Readers Day - 2nd Tuesday of November
International Games Day - 3rd Saturday of November
National Gaming at Your Library Day - Date varies in November
Weeks
National Young Readers Week - 3rd full week of November
National Book Award Week - 3rd full week of November
National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week - A week before Thanksgiving
Read and share these quotes about hunger and quotes about homelessness
Media Literacy Week - Week-long event in November
Library Information Technology Association National Forum - Dates vary in October or November
Young Adult Services Symposium - Dates vary in November
World Nursery Rhyme Week - Dates vary in November
Months
Native American Heritage Month
Read and share this guide on how to celebrate Native American Heritage Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Life Writing Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Scholarship Month
Picture Book Month
December
Days
Letter Writing Day - December 7
Dewey Decimal System Day - December 10
Crossword Puzzle Day - December 21
National Short Story Day - December 21
Jolabokaflod / Christmas Book Flood (Iceland) - December 24
A’phabet Day / No L Day - December 25
New Year’s Eve - December 31
Read and share this guide to “Word of the Year” ideas and “Word of the Month” ideas
Weeks
Computer Science Education Week - Week-long event in December
Months
Learn a Foreign Language Month
Read a New Book Month
Write to a Friend Month
Is this list missing a holiday or awareness week/month? Let us know. We want to ensure this list is comprehensive and inclusive.
